The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-02

This makes the average cost of each pa
tient per week, S9.78.
There has been received from patients for
board, SlS,625.63.
The The cost Of maintaining the paying pa
tlents-17l8 1T weeks, at S9.78-was S16,809.-
39,iwhich left balance Of S2,0l6.24, which
was expended upon free patients.
Inc year mas been prosperous one, show
ing more than the usual increase In the
amount Of work accomplished, the daily av-
to 59.09, or 2S per cent.
With our present builings, this Is as large
an average number as we shall probably be
able to accommodate, as it rarely happens
that al the private rooms are occupied, es-
peclaliy the high-priced ones. But during
large part OF the year. we have been serious
ly inconvenienced for want of room in the
wards. l think nearly one half of the time,
patients could not be received when they
wished to come, because there were no beds
for them to occupy. BY keeping file of
their applications, most Of them were admit
ted after more or less delay, though there
were many cases that could not be put off,
and they were obliged to make other arrange
ments and sometimes, when patients came
without previous notice, they were obliged
to return to their homes, even to remote
parts of the State.
During the. coming year, If there is the us
ual lncr ease In the number OF applications,
this want will be felt more seriously.
would raise the question whether the time
mas not come for some more definite plans to
be made, looking to the erection of the west
ern portion in the near future.
During the year we have been obliged to
make some quite extensive repairs. When
the hospital was built, it was furnished
with the old pan water closets, and the soil
pipes were not properly ventilated As these
were getting very much out of repair. il was
thought necessary, for the safety Of our pa
tlents, to tear out the whole system and put
In more modern appliances. This was done
IN IN very satisfactory manner at a cost of
Sl,990.55. We were also obliged to put in a
new hot-water boiler. the old one having be-
come so much corroded as to be unsafe. This
Had It not been for these two items of ex-
traordinary repairs, the average cost per
S907.
Twenty,one cases of severe accident were
admitted during the year, seven of which
proved fatal as the direct result OF the in
Jury; ten were discharged completely recov-
cred, and four practically so. though they
left the hospital bofore the cure was perfect.
The training school for nurses continues to
give entire satisfaction. In February the
hrst class was graduated. After an examin-
alton by committee from the medical and
surgical staff, diplomas were given to the
following pupils:
Miss N. NJ. Mcnamara, Cherryfeld.
Miss Hattie b Thompson, New Sharon.
Miss Etta A. Thomas, Brunswick
Miss Susie B. Upham, Eliot.
Miss Ella NJ Proal, Salmon Falls NH
Miss Alice G.. Sawyer Portland
Miss Abbie j. Collins, Castine.
Nurses were sent out to private families In
nineteen cases. We had many more applica-
tions, which we could not supply, because
the work in the hospital was SO heavy thew
could not be spared. There was received az
compensation for the service Of those sent
out, S291.90.
Appended to my report will be found a list
OF all the surgical operations performed dur
ing the year, with a statement of results
enclose the matron's report of contribu-
tions received.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The treasurer, Franklin Il. Barrett. Esq.
reported as follows